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    THE ONLY REPUBLICAN DAILY IN LACKAWANNA COUNTY.
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ElOirr. PAGES 5G COLUMNS.
SCRAXTOX, PA., WEDNESDAY MOBN1NG, JUNE 10f 189.
TWO CENTS A COPY.
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Facts for
Summer
Shirt
Waist
Buyers.
On Monday, June 8th,
we opened a Six Days'
Sale, not of last year's
goods or of undesirable
styles tli at hang fire in
selling, but of the Newest,
Freshest, Choicest produc
tions of the season. The
weather's hot, much talk
ing Is wearisome, so here
goes for short, crisp facts
and nothing more.
Bargain
8 styles to select from, all Vew and
representing; the acme of fashionable
pretllnuaa, pin stripes, fancy tints, lljf
ures, etc., goods worth 75c.
Sale Price, 39c
S
IM.
i styles, all equally good. Including
white with self stripes, cardinal rods
with white llnln, solid navy nnd
pin' stripe effects, etc. Good $1 quali
ties, choice at
Sale Price, 69c
12 nobby styles, the pick of the love
liest waists, that brought 1 to 11.124.
All the popular weaves.
Sale Price, 79c
12 of fashion's choicest tit-bit. Styles,
fabrics, cut and trim are perfection
and the actual value of these waists
range from $1.23 to 1.37Vs. Choice at 1
Sale Price, 98c
t styles high class "mourning waists
i'n pin stripe and combination figure
and stripe. Effects, make and mate
rials the very best. We asked 11.50 last
week for them. Choice at
Sale Price, $1.19
WMtC'lCT Waists
Choice of many bits at hot weather
elegance and comfort in reV'hery fuo"
Ties, elaborately trimmed yokes, e'c
We have gathered them all and put
them into two lots.
First Lot, 75c
Second Lot, $1.25
They're fully worth double the flg
. ure named and for extreme hot weath
er nothing yet devised will keep yeu as
, cool and look as pretty.
We're clearing out all that there is
of them and there's nothing newer or
better ' on the market this season.
Prices for nobby effects begin
At $1.98
O'LOBE
CHAIRMAN SELECTED
FORCONVENTION
Fairbanks and Thurston Are to Preside
at St. Lou's.
GUARD AGAINST HARRISON DOOM
Distribution the Honor at the
Coming t'ouvcntioifOrgnui iution
Committee of McKinley League Will
Look Alter the Colored Delegates.
St. Louis, June 9. This city tonight
Is the camping grounds of a great army
on the eve of battle. . .
The McKinley hoots, overpowering In
numbers and contldent of victory, await
the issue complacently. The outlylnsr
camps dedicated to "favorite sons"
have but the shadowy hope that some
thing unforeseen may happen to turn
the tide of battle In their favor.
The Reed men, the Allison men, and
In fact all other than McKinley men re
fuse to give a roster of their pledged
delegater and refer vaguely to breaks
on the second ballot Lieutenants of
the Ohio man answer this by suylng
tuere will be no second ballot. Ther was
some nebulous gossip, late this evening,
touching combinations to prolong the
contest, but all efforts to resolve this
Into certainty met with the reply:
"Walt until after Manley comes."
One unpleasant feature that promised
to embarrass the local committee of
entertainment Is hapily arranged to the
satisfaction of all. The negro delegates
upon their arrival will lind good quar
ters provided for them and prompt and
civil atentlon at a MiMt-cluss hotel.
Judge Long, of Florida, and Committee
man Hill, of Mississippi, received these
assurances tonight and expressed them
selves satisfied. These gentlemen came
In advance of their delegations and
discovered that through some misun
derstanding their colored delegates
were not provided for, but are now sat
isfied that the local committees will
carry out every promise.
The prominent arlrvsls tonight In
cluded Jos H. Manley, of Matne;Senator
('.ear, of Iowa; Senator Hansbrough, of
North Dukota; Senator Slump, of
Idaho; Chairman Thomas Carter, of
Montunn; J. S. Hammer, National com
mitteeman Irom Indian territory;
Wright Cuney, dclegate-at-bvge from
Texas; J. R. Lynch, delegute-at-large
from Mississippi; T. I. Klordan, of
California; Powell Clayton, National
committeeman from Arkansas; W. H.
Scott, West Virginia: Isauc M. Potter,
Rhode Island, and W. U. Hearst, of
Cullforuln.
Chairman Munley was visited to
night by score of politicians all eager
to press claims of various ports, but Mr.
Manley pleaded fatigue from his long
Journey and retired early.
PROBAULE CHAIRMEN.
Cleveland, June 9. Backed up by the
slate made by McKinley's inanagor,
Hon. C. W. Falrbunks, of .IuClar.apoMa.
will be made temporary chairman of the
St. Louis convention and Hon. John M.
Thurston, of Nebraska, will be perma
nent chairman, i
These (elections come In th? nature of
a surprise, as neither had been promi
nently mentioned during the canvas rr
the pMiitions. It had been understood;
that the selections would be either Mer
rlam. of Minnesota, who refused the
honor a month ago; Uulkeley, of Con
necticut; Alger, of Michigan; Evans, of
Tennessee; Warner Miller, of New
York, or Haftlngs, of Pennsylvania
with General Charles R. Grosvenor, of
Ohio, as a pnsslbllty. These men were
all carefully considered as to their pe
culiar fitness for the positions by Mc
Kinley"? managers, and for one reason
or another were rejected. During the
heat of the campaign John M. Thurs
ton had been one of McKinley's most
active supporters. At one time he was
mentioned as the man to make Inn
nomination speech for McKinley, and
when Foraker was given that honor a
di-ul was made whereby Thurston was
to receive an equally high honor.
When Hon. C. W. Fairbanks was In
Cleveland three weeks ago, he was con
sidered as the proper man to preside
over the convention during Its first ar
duous deliberations. His ketnness nnd
sagacity ns one of the first lawyers of
the Hoosler state and a leader of the
state Republican forces peculiarly fit
ted him for the task. Another strong
argument In his favor was that by thus
honoring Indiana, McKinley would be
assured of its unanimous support and
effectually kill- any attempt to boom
Harrison at the Inst moment.
TO BOOM V. S. GRANT.
St. Louis. June 9. Hon. Richard C.
Kerens and ex-Congressman Nathan
Frank returned from Canton, Ohio, this
morning, where they went In response
to an Invitation from Major McKinley
for a conference. Both gentlemen say
they had a pleasant visit, but declined
to state what was discussed at the con
ference. Judge Trumbo, of Salt Lake, is In
charge of a silver resolution which will
be presented to the committee on reso
lutions and Is canvassing the situation
and securing signatures to the resolu
tion fast as favorably inclined mem
bers ot the committee arrive. Part of
California?, delegation arrived today
and Inaugurated, a boom for Ulysses S.
Grant for the vl-presldency.
George Knight, of San Francisco. Is
with the party and will plnce Grant In
nomination. It Is predicts d by the Cnll
fornlan that unbounded enthusiasm
will follow the oratorical effort, which
Is sure to associate father and son and
please the Grand Army sentiment.
HANNA'S CONTINGENT.
Cleveland, June 9. Wearing the air
of a conquering host, the advance guard
of the McKinley boom, with Manager
M. A. Hanna in the lead, marched to
the Union Depot at 1 p. m. today, where
they embarked for the St. Lmils conven
tion on the Big Four flyer at 1.40 p. m.
No demonstration was made when the
train pulled out of the depot, which was
In accord with Mr. Hanna'B wishes.
DALZELL AGAIN HONORED.
Nomlnated the Tenth Time for (Con
gress. '
,, Pittsburg, Pa June 91-i-Tbe Twenty
second district congressional Republi
can convention was held here today. Hon.
John Dalsell was honored for the tenth
time by a unanimous nomination for
congressman. In his address of accept
ance. Congressman Dalxell said: "James
G. Blaine never was so near the heart
of the people as today the grand presi
dential reformer. William McKinley, the
baptlxer of protection." . -
The speaker urged for a harmonious
settlement of all differences at the St.
Louis convention, demanding that there
be no straddling on the money ques
tion, and said that "all our troubles will
vanish like the midsummer mist after
break of day, with the new regime."
SENATOR QUAY INTERVIEWED.
He Uc(um to Forecast the Events nt
M. Louis.
Phladelphla. June 9. Senator Quay
arrived here today from Washington on
his way to his home In Reaver, whence
he will go to the Republican national
convention at St. Louis. A reporter
asked him -whether he thought there
would be any trouble over the silver
question at St. Louis. The senator re
plied: "1 have heard so much about that for
the past three weeks I am tired of It."
"Will there be a nomination on the
first ballot for president?" was asked.
"Yes." '
"Will It be McKinley?"
"I think so."
"Wilt you withdraw ns a candidnte
for the presidential nomination?"
The senator laughed and said:
"I had said that I would shoot the
first man who nsked me that question.
Hut I am harmless; I am without arms.
I am still a candidate."
"Will your name be withdrawn be
fore the first ballot is over?"
"Not unless the other candidates do,"
replied Mr. Quay.
"Will the Pennsylvania representa
tive on the committee on resolutions
stand out for a gold standard plut
form ?"
"He ought to," was the non-committal
reply.
"Who will be nominated for vice
president?" "I don't know."
"Do you think It will be Governor
Hastings?"
"Indeed, I cannot tell."
Senator Quay further stated. that he
had not heard of any effort to head off
McKinley.
llr. Quay left for Beaver tonight.
MUSICAL SUCCESS.
Many Persons Turned Away from the
Pittsburg Ssngcrfcst Concert.
Some Friction Developed.
Pittsburg, Pa June . The occasion
ally heavy showers today did not damp
en the enthusiasm that has character
ized the national Haetigerfest. The
forenoon was occupied In rehearsals,
and in the afternoon the first matinee
concert was given. .
The Cincinnati singing association
mnde a hit In the matinee concert, by
their rendition of Storch. "Charm of
Night," this being the first opportunity
that was had of realizing the actual
purpose of the festival that of mass
chorus singing.
Director Louis Ehrgott had his sing
ers under perfect control. and their work
was precise, well modulated, with as
much shading as a male chorus can
show.
The nudk-nc? at tonight's concert was
a brilliant one and many people were
turned away for Inek of room. The sp5
clal feature was the great chorus of 2,
000 voices, mnde up of visiting societies
besides the local organizations.
Much tnterst wan taken In the rendi
tion for the first time of the cantata,
"The New World," by Heinrich Zoell
ner. of New York, the director of the
Fest. The composition, which Is a
school of Wagner, was very successful.
The soloists wtre Frau Lohse-Klafsky
and Mr. Cor.rud Behrens.
A new sornr. "Now Will the Roses
Bloom," by Carl A hi, of Pittsburg, arso
evoked much applause and favorable
comment.
Some friction developed at reheasal
today, amounting almost to a revolt of
mnny of the singers and the orchestra,
owing to the apparently arbitrary se
verity of Director Zoellner, and to a
difference between the latter and As
sistant Director Ahi. It Is rosfllle that
the difficulty Is not all over yet. How
ever, the clash was k pt out of the two
concerts today, and at each was the
most exquisite harmony. The rush for
seats for the concert Is unprecedented
In the history of the Saengcrbund and
the trensurer, Adolph Steddlng, Is con
fident the receipts will meet all the ex
penses of the Fest and that from the
point of view of th? box office, the Pitts
burg FeFt will be a great success.
WRECKED BY CYCLONE.
The Town of Wyrt!i,Alnliiima, Wiped
Out Nix Fntully Injured.
Montgomery, Ala., June 9. The little
town of Wyeth City, In Marshall coun
ty, some thirty miles west of Gadsden,
with a population of about 300 souls,
was completely wrecked at 11 o'clock
this morning by a. cyclone. Eighteen
dwelling houses were destroyed.
Fifteen persons are wounded, six fa
tally. Several persons are inisisng and
It Is probable that they will be found
dead. A man and a woman were killed
by lightning.
Episcopal Convention.
Harrlsburg, Pa., June 9. The twenty
fifth annval convention of the Central
Pennsylvania d:ocee of the Protestant
Episcopal church was organized In St.
Stephen's church thl evening. Bishop
Rnlfson preached the sermon and eulo
gized the lute Bishop Howe. He also dls.
cussed the important matters to be con
sidered by the convention and answered
some ritualistic questions.
Steamship Arrivals.
New York, June 9. Arrived: Circassla,
frflm Glasgow and Movllle. Sailed: Lahn
for Bremen; Aurania for Liverpool. Ar
rived out: Veendum at Boulogne: State
of Nebraska at Movllle: Majrstle at
Queenstawn. Sighted: Pntria from Hani
burg for New York passed the Isle of
Wight; HHe from New York for Bremen,
passed the Lizard: Spree from New York
for Bremen, passed the Lizard. ,
More dilver for Chicago.
Mlnnsupolls, .Vlnn.. June 9. The Henne
pin county Democratic convention today
elected a solid silver delegation to the
state delegation. Advicei from Dulnlh
nv that St. Louis ceunty elected a silver
delegation. This Insures a silver delega
tion from Minnesota to the Chicago con
vontlon. f
CARLISLE TALKS
ON BOND ISSUES
Secretary's Statement to the Seaate
Sub-Committee on Finance.
HISTORY OF THE BOND SALES
Drainage of old to Meet the Re
qnirciiiciitK of Foreign Purchases
Are the Cause of the TroubleThe
Indittcrcncc of Congress.
Washington, June 9. The reply of
Hon. John (I. Carlisle, secretary ot the
treasury, to the Inquiries of the sub
committee on finance of the United
States senate, charged with the inves
tigation of the sale of bonds of the
United States In the years 1894-5-6, was
made public today.
The secretary tractd the beginning of
the trouble back to the closing year of
President Hurrison'g administration
and brings the history down to Mr.
Cleveland's first issue of bonds In the
following statement: .
"Latgrly on account of ap rehetiFior.s
In this country and abroad ais to the
ability of the government of the United
States to continue the current redemp
tion of Its notes in gold coin, and mnln
tain the parity of the two metals, the
exports of gold during the fiscal year
1SS3. which closed June 30. 1893, reached
the unprecedented amount of $108,680,
844, nearly all of which was withdrawn
from the public treasury by the pres
entation of notes for redemption. On
the 81st day of December, 1S92. the free
gold In the treasury amounted to $121,
2C6.6G .29. but by January 31, 1893, It had
been reduced to $108,181,713.53, and on
the 28th of February It had fallen to
$103,284.2191. or only $3,281,218.91 In ex
cess of the lawful reserve. The reserve
fund would have fallen below $100,000,
0111 before March I, U93, If my prede
cessor in ofllce l:a l not effected arrange
ments hi January nnd February by
which the mm iff about $S.25O,0'J0 In gold
was procured from vertaltf' bankers nt
New York l:i exchange for United States
notes and otherwise.
"Notwithstanding the most strenu
ous efforts by the department to mali
taln the $100,000,000 reserve Intact, the
presentation of notes for redemption to
procure gold fur shipment abroad con
tinued to such an extent that, on tne
22d day of April. ISIS, fjr the first time
since the fund was established. It be
came necessary to use a part of It for
redemption purposes, and It was re
duced to $95,432,357; but It was after
wards Increased by exchanges of oth:r
forms of currency for gold, so that on
the tenth day of August It had been
fully restored, and there was on hand
$103,883,290 In free gold; but by Decem
tft r 30. 1S93. It had fallen to0.801,60l.l3,
and was reduced on the 17th day of Jan
uary. 1894, to the sum of $69,757,821. The
Cash balance In the treasury excluding
the current liabilities, but Including the
gold reserve and all subsidiary and
minor coin, was only $83,901,402. Very
little gold was being received on ac
count of dues to the government and It
was therefore Imposslhl; to Increase th?
reserve without resorting to the Issue
and sale of bonds, under the authority
conferred by the act of January 14.
1875, commonly known ns the resump
tion act. At this date there was no free
gold coin In the treasury, all the coin
on hnnd being covered by outstanding
certificates. The $69,757,821 then held as
free gold was in the form of bullion."
THE FIRST BIDS.
Quoting the provisions of law which
authorizd this course to be taken, Mr.
Carlisle proceeds to state than on "Jan.
17, 1894, bids were Invited for fifty mil
lions of B per cent, bonds on not to ex
ceed a 3 per ckrA. basis. The proceeds
of this sale amounted to the sum of
$58,660,917.63, which was paid Into the
treasury In gold coin and gold certifi
cates. The circumstances which led to
the next Issue are then described and
the result of this proposition was that
486 bids w?re received, amounting to
$178,836,050, nearly all of which were at
rates which would yield to the Investors
3 per cent, or less upon the sums award
ed to them. One bid for the whole sum
of $50,000,000 'all or none,' upon the basis
Of 2.878 per cent, being the most ad
vantageous offer for the government
that was made, was accepted, and the
proceeds of the sale, $58,538,500, were
paid Into the treasury according to the
terms of sale. The payments into the
treasury on account of this sale were
not entirely completed until the Dec. 1,
1894, and it soon became evident that
the trenrnclion had not been effectual
to stop withdrawals nf gold and by Feb.
R, 1893, the reserve had been reduced to
$41,340,181, and several millions more
had been demanded.
"These large withdrawals were due
almost entirely so far as could be as
certained to a feeling of apprehension
In the, public mind, especially among
the holders of our securities abroad,
which increased in Intensity from day
to day until it reached the proportions
of a panic In the financial centers, and
It was evident to all who were familiar
with the situation that unless effectual
steps were promptly taken to check the
growing distrust, the government
would be compelled within a few days to
suspend gold payments and drop to a
silver and paper standard. The situa
tion was so grave that the attention of
congress was called to the subject by
a special message from the president of
the United States on Jan. 28, 1895."
CONGRESS INDIFFERENT.
"Congress," Mr. Carlisle says, "failed
to pass any measure for the relief of the
treasury) or to take any action calcu
lated to rfllay the serious apprehensions
then existing In the public mind and
consequently, a contract was entered
into by the secretary of the treasury on
the eighth day of February, 1895, with
August Belmdnt & Co., of New
York, on behalf of themselves, and
Messrs. N. M. Kothsehlds & Son, of
London, and J. P. Morgan & Co.,
of New York, on behalf of them
elven, and J. 8. Morgan & Co., of
London, for the purchase of 3,600,000
ounces of standard gold, at the price of
$17,804.41 per ounce, to be paid for by the
delivery of United States bonds havtlfg
thirty years to run and bearing four
per oent. interest, and the gold to be de
posited at the United States sub-treaa-urles.
"By the terms of this contract not less
than 'one-half of the gold was to be
procured abroad, and the parties with
-: V ' .
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.
Weather Indications Today
Rain; Followed by Fair Weather.
1 Fairbanks and Thurston to be Conven
tion Chairmen.
Secretary Carlisle's Statement of Bond
Issues.
Success of the Pittsburg Saengerfest.
Congress Nuartng Adjournment.
2 Whitney's Weekly News Budget.
3 (Local) Barring & McSweeney Sue the
City.
.Crystal Hose Company's Anniversary.
4 Editorial.
Edison's New Light.
5 (Local) Annual Meeting of Y. W. C. A.
Bride of Two Weeks Attempts to Elope.
6 (Sports) Toronto Gets One of the Three.
National and Statu League Oames.
t Suburban News.
Market and Stick Reports.
8 News Up and Down the Valley.
whom it was made, stipulated that they
would, as far as lies in their power,
exert all financial influence and make
all legitimate t torts to protect the
treasury of the United States against
the withdrawals of gold, pending the
complete performance of this contract.
One ounce of standard gold was worth
$18,604.65 anil the difference between
that sum and the contract price $17,
804.41) represented the premium re
ceived by the government on the bonds,
making the price at which the bonds
were necepted $104.4946. At this price
they would yield to the Investor 3.75
per cent, per annum."
A bill was introduced In the house of
representatives to authorize the substi
tution of 3 per cent, bonds payable In
gold, for the 4 per cent, bonds described
in the contract, but It failed to pass, and
consequently the parties proceeded to
complete the transaction of exchange of
gold for 4 per cent. 30-year bonds, ac
cording to the terms of the contract.
The agreement by the put ties of the sec
ond part hut they would, as far as in
their power, make all legitimate efforts
to protect the treasury of the United
StttOi. against withdrawals of gold pend
ing the performance of the contract was
faithfully and efficiently carried out,
am' no e-"ld was taken from the treas
ury to be used in paying for the bonds,
as had been done In the two previous
sales, nor was any withdrawn for shlp
mml until after the delivery of gold in
exchange for bonds had been completed
u:ic'cr the contract. After a large part
of the gold had been furnished from
abn od, the secretary, in order to pre
vent disturbances In the rate of foreign
'ehange nt a critical period, and cre-
ate a condition which would force gold
exports and consequent withdrawals.
acquiesced In a departure from the
lineal terms of the contract requiring
one-half of the coin to be procured
abroad, and accepted deposits of gold
then held In this country to complete
the delivery.
Replying to that part of the senate
resolutions which directs the committee
to investigate and report "what effect
the bond sales had on the credit and
business of the people of the United
States," the secretary says that In his
opinion the sales were necessary for
the preservation of the credit of the gov
ernment and thesecutityof ttu business
Interests of the people, and that they. In
fact, accomplished those results.
DYNAMITE EXPLOSION.
One Man Killed and Several Others
Badly Wounded List of Dead
and Injured.
Johnstown, Pa., June 9. One hun
dred and eighty cans of dynamite ex
ploded a mile below Lilly this afternoon
with frightful results. The dead and
Injured are:
Mike Scawnoskl (dead); Antonio Stle
ble; Gregorious Sciskla; Gabriel Augo
noskl; Frank Smith, colored; Peter
Jackson, colored; Samuel Walters, fa
tally Injured. The men were at work
on the Pennsylvania railroad and were
getting ready to make a blast, when a
premature explosion followed, blowing
up ISO cans of dynamite and burying
the seven men beneath a mass of sand
and rock.
HIS HEADLESS BODY FOUND.
Suspicion Thnt Edward Nenry, of
Arrhhnld, Wax Foully Dealt With.
Men on their way to work at G o'clock
yesterday morning discovered the
mangled corpse of Edward Neary, of
Archbnld, on the Delaware and Hudson
railroad tracks about 100 yards from the
home of his father, Anthony Neary.
His head was severed from the body
and the brains were scattered on the
ground; the legs were cut off below the
knees, but the remainder of the body
had not been touched by the wheels. He
was run down by the passenger train
which leaves this elty for Carbondale
at 11.20. The young man was 25 years
old.
From the fact that the pockets of his
trousers were turned Inside out and
that Monday was pay day at the mines
where he worked, foul play was suspect
ed. Dr. E. M. Pennypacker, deputy
coroner, went up In the afternoon and
Impaneled the following Jury: M. J.
Swift, James McGlynn, Lewis A. Behle,
Edward O'Hara, Edward Lane and
Lawrence O'Hara.
The Inquest was adjourned until 2
o'clock this afternoon at Archbald, to
give the trainmen time to get around
and also to subpoena some of the com
panions with whom the deceased was
early In the night. He came to Scran
ton Monday after receiving his pay and
purchased a suit of clothes. He was on
his way home from Wlnton when death
overtook him.
Democratic Committee.
Philadelphia, Juno 9. The committee
having charge of the arrangements for
lliu meeting ot the Democratic national
convention ht.B been culled to meet at the
Palmer House, Chicago, on Saturday next,
June 13, 18J, nt 12 o'clock noon, by Na
tional Chairman Harrlty. .
Herald Went her Forecnst.
' New York, June 10. In the middle states
today, fair, cooler and less sultry weather
will prevail with fresh southwest to north
west winds. On Vuesday, cleur weather
will continue with light northwesterly to
northerly winds and moderate tetnuer.
ture rising slowly. ..' , -,
CLEARING UP OF
- ODDS AND ENDS
Satisfactory Progress in Senate During
Last Dsys of Congress.
CONFERENCE REPORTS AGREED TO
Compromise Mnde ou the Naval Bill.
Attempts to Pass a Vetoed Pension
Hill--The House Considers Con
tested JBIcctiou Cases.
Washington, June 9. Very satisfac
tory progress In clearing up the odds
and ends of the legislative work of the
session was mnde by the senate today.
Final conferencereportson thenavul ap
I't'oprlatlon and on the lndiun appro
priation Mil were proEenteJ and agr.ed
to. In the naval bill a compromise was
made, reducing the number of new bat
tleships to three and directing that no
contracts shall be made for armor plate
until after the secretary of the navy
shall have inquired Into the cost of
manufacture and shall have made a re
port to congress. The question of con
tract schools in the Indian bill was com
promised on the baBis of allowing the:n
(where there ore no other schools to
take their place) during the sll'cal year
1897.
A resolution which had been offered
yesterday by Mr. Wolcott (Rep., Col.)
respecting the erctlon of an equestrian
statue to General William T. Sherman,
In the city of Washington, was taken
up and discussed for nearly two hours.
It directed an Inquiry by the comm!tt;e
on the library Into the facts and clr
cumsta'nees of the contract, and re
quested the secretary of war to suspend
Its execution till next session!
The resolution was defeated.
The bill In relation to contempts of
court reported from the Judiciary com
mltteee by Mr. Hill (Dem N. Y.) was
taken up. discussed for some time and
then allowed to be set eslde Informally
so that other business might be taken
up.
The bill Increasing from $12 to $50 n
month the per.Mon of Francis E. Hoov
er, which wus vetoed by the president
and afterwards nasned by the house
over the president's veto, was t?ken up
and discussed brlvlly; but when te sen
ate came to vote upon Its passage, 1t
turned out that there va3 no voting
quorum In the chiiinber, and then, nt
5.40, the senate adjourned till 11 a. m.
tomorrow.
THE ALDRICH CASE.
On the day before that on which con
gress Is confidently expected to finally
adjourn for the session, 'tho' house spent
six and a half hours In the consideration
o? a contested election case Truman H.
Aldrlch (Republican) vs. Oscar V. Un
derwood (Democrat) from the Ninth
Alabama district. It was the unfinished
business when the house reassembled
at 10 o'clock In further continuance of
the legislative day of Saturday, the
pending question being the motion by
Mr. Daniels (Rep.. N. Y.) to lay on the
table the motion by Mr. Owens (Dem.,
Ky.) to reconsider the vote by which on
Monday the house decided to consider
the case. There being no quorum pres
ent at that time It was decided by the
Republican leaders to enforce for the
first time the Tucker rule Incorporated
Into the code of the Fifty-fourth con
gress. Before all Its features, especial
ly that by which the sergeant-at-arms
produces absent gentlemen, were
brought into piny; however, a quorum
'appeared, nnd the discussion was begun.
It was participated In by Messrs. Dan
iel (Rep., N. Y.) and Llnney (Rep., N.
C.) In favor of the contestee. There was
considerable Republican opposition to
the rer ommendatio of the clmmlttee and
the resolution declaring Aldrlch entitled
to his seat was agreed to by less than
ten majority, the vote being 116 yeas to
107 nays. Mr. Aldrich was sworn in.
REPORTS APPLAUDED.
The final conference reports on the
Indian and naval bills were agreed to
amid applausei
The report of the conferees upon the
sundry civil appropriation, a final
agreement as to all matters In dispute
except the public building appropria
tions, was agred to.
The house voted to Insist upon Its dis
agreemnt to these, exc:pt as to that for
the building at Savannah, Ga., but by a
vote of 90 to 91 agreed to It.
The house disagreed to the senate
amendment to the urgent deficiency
bill, giving to every employe on the rolls
December 2, 1895, and since discharged,
a month's salary.
The rules were suspended and the bill
passed to put Into operation the recom
mendation of the International marine
conference for preventing collisions at
sea.
A resolution reported from the com
mittee on nccounts was agreed to au
thorizing the speaker to appoint a spe
cial committee of five to sit during the
recess, to Investigate the charges of
mismanitg 'ment ntmlnst the Leaven
worth solillers' home, and appropt lat
ins $3,000 for Its expenses.
At 7 o'clock a still further recess was
taken until 10 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing. DEATH OF A Y0UN0 TOURIST.
Miss Worrall ol'Kngltind Succumbs to
Heart Disease in California.
San Francisco, June 9 Miss Mnyne
Worrall, a young English girl, who ar
rived here from Australia last Thurs
day, died of heart disease In her apart
ments at the Palace Hotel. Miss Wor
rall arrived here unaccompanied, and
said she wns making a tour ot the
world. Her visiting cards bear the
name "Miss Mayne Worrall, Chester
Lodge, GUston road, South Kensing
ton." Defore Miss Worrall arrived, J. M
Brandestleln Co. received letteri frov.
her London solicitors asking tlicm to
look out for her. In the dead woman's
room were found $;00 In cash, a letter
of credit for $5,000, an extensive ward
robe ami about $2,500 worth of Jewels.
II. of P. Coiiiiiicnceincnl.
Philadelphia, June 9. The NUth Com.
mencemcnt of the Un'votslty of Pennsyl
vania for conferring; degrees In arts, sci
ence, luws nnd philosophy was held today
In the Academy of Muulc. Degrees were
conferred by Provost Harrison upon 1S8
graduated ajid certlficntes ot proficiency
were granted to forty-three students who
have ttTkfh partial courses.
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